Private prison’s warden, chief of security resign
by David Safier Here's the latest wrinkle in the story of the Kingman privately owned, medium security prison that was the scene of the recent escape of three prisoners. Advertisement The warden and chief of security at the Kingman prison where three prisoners escaped last month have resigned. A spokesman for the private prison confirmed … Read more
Star says: Don’t put “help Democrats” in the headline!
by David Safier The Star's headline self parody continues. The three most important rules used by the Star's Creative Headline Writing Team are: Make Obama look bad. Make health care legislation look bad. Write nothing that may help Democrats' election chances. Here's the latest. An AP article focuses on whether a $250 check sent to … Read more
Beavis and Butt-head for Attorney General in the GOP primary
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: If a political bombshell goes off in Phoenix, is it news in Tucson? Apparently not at the Arizona Daily Star. The Star has yet to report on the biggest news story of the week, Andrew Thomas abused the power of his office in witch hunt against political enemies. There is a brief … Read more
The wit and wisdom of John Huppenthal: Ethnic Studies and Ben Franklin
by David Safier I went to the Ed Supe forum at Rincon High Thursday, audio recorder in hand. All the candidates did reasonably well by themselves. By that I mean, I doubt if many people in the audience changed their vote based on a stellar performance by one candidate or a serious mistake by another. … Read more
President Obama’s clarion defense of the freedom of religion
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When many conservatives talk about "religious freedom," they really mean the freedom to impose their fundamentalist Christian religious dogma on people of other faiths, or no religious faith, through the force of law. Many subscribe to the Christian Nationalist movement or the dominion theology of Christian Reconstructionism. Christian Nationalists believe in a … Read more
President Obama’s Weekly Address on the 75th Anniversary of Social Security
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On the 75th anniversary of Social Security, President Obama promises to protect it from Republican leaders in Congress who have made privatization a key part of their agenda. He makes clear that, especially in light of the financial crisis, gambling Social Security on Wall Street makes no sense. The president's weekly address … Read more
75th Anniversary of the Social Security Act
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Today is the 75th Anniversary of the Social Security Act, the most popular and most successful government program in history. Social Security has kept many millions of elderly and the disabled from living destitute lives in abject poverty. Social Security is a solemn moral obligation from one generation to the next generation … Read more
